单选题Let me tell you a story about Bert and Mildred Bumbridge, who used to be very 1 For example, Mildred would forget to cook dinner, or Bert would 2 up for work on Sunday 3 it was Monday. One summer they 4 to take a long plane trip. What do 5 suppose happened? Well, they got 6 the airport with only ten minutes to 7 . So time was short. In that situation anyone would 8 the plane right away. But not Mr. and Mrs. Bumbridge. They just had to buy some flight insurance 9 . All in all, who knows what will happen 10 a plane flight? They quickly put some coins into a machine and 11 came their insurance policy. "Who 12 get the money if we 13 , I wonder?" asked Mildred. "My mother, of course," her husband 14 . "We"ll mail the policy to her. Now quickly give me a stamp, 15 you?" he said. "The plane"s going to 16 off in another minute." Bert put the stamp on the envelope, 17 it in the mailbox, and 18 began to cry. What happened, 19 you suppose? He had mailed their 20 to his mother!

单选题Picasso was an artist who fundamentally changed the ______ of art for later generations. A. philosophy B. concept C. viewpoint D. theme

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单选题Twins often show great ______, but these twins are an exception.

单选题根据下面资料，回答问题。Nancy wanted to make good use of her spare time. So she decided to work for the underdog. For the past several years， she has been putting her experience and energy to help a disadvantaged

单选题Couples are restricting the size of their families in the UK because of cash worries brought on bvthe financial crisis and the subsequent decline.We’re now up to nearly 3.7 million families whelthere

单选题Everyone tried to find an answer to the problem, but ______of them could do it.

单选题What does the word "deprivation" mean ( Paragraph 3, Line 1)?

单选题We can learn from the last paragraph that______.

单选题根据下面资料，回答21-35题。In the past， I always thought that being a teacher was an easy job. But I changed my（21）when I became a part-time teacher. About four years ago， Richard asked me（22）I could help teach

单选题These newly unearthed cultural relics on the origin of Chinese characters ______ the intelligence of our remote ancestors.

单选题The company used so much coal that it has a train to ______ the delivery process.

单选题(Giving the opportunity), this (highly intelligent) child will become (whatever) his parents (wish) him to be.A. Giving the opportunityB. highly intelligentC. whateverD. wish

单选题______ the passage of light, many new plastics are processed using technologies rivaling those used in the manufacture of computer chips.

单选题In a car engine, more ______ means better acceleration.

单选题My task boils down to industrial ______ and trouble shooting.

单选题With the guide ______ the way, we set out on foot into the night dark.

单选题 Few creations of big technology capture the imagination like giant dams. Perhaps it is humankind's long suffering at the mercy of flood and drought that makes the idea of forcing the waters to do our bidding so fascinating. But to be fascinated is also, sometimes, to be blind. Several giant dam projects threaten to do more harm than good. The lesson from dams is that big is not always beautiful. It doesn't help that building a big, powerful dam has become a symbol of achievement for nations and people striving to assert themselves. Egypt's leadership in the Arab world was cemented by the Aswan High Dam. Turkey's bid for First World status includes the giant Ataturk Dam. But big dams tend not to work as intended. The Aswan Dam, for example, stopped the Nile flooding but deprived Egypt of the fertile silt that floods left—all in return for a giant reservoir of disease which is now so full of silt that it barely generates electricity. And yet, the myth of controlling the waters persists. This week, in the heart of civilized Europe, Slovaks and Hungarians stopped just short of sending in the troops in their contention over a dam on the Danube. The huge complex will probably have all the usual problems of big dams. But Slovakia is bidding for independence from the Czechs, and now needs a dam to prove itself. Meanwhile, in India, the World Bank has given the go-ahead to the even more wrong-headed Narmada Dam. And the bank has done this even though its advisors say the dam will cause hardship for the powerless and environmental destruction. The benefits are for the powerful, but they are far from guaranteed. Proper, scientific study of the impacts of dams and of the cost and benefits of controlling water can help to resolve these conflicts. Hydroelectric power and flood control and irrigation are possible without building monster dams. But when you are dealing with myths, it is hard to be either proper, or scientific. It is time that the world learned the lessons of Aswan. You don't need a dam to be saved.